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In this profession, a member can take an apprentice (5)

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I believe the answer is:

legal

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'in this profession' is the definition.
'legal' can be an answer for 'profession' (legal profession is a kind of profession). I'm unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'a member can take an apprentice' is the wordplay.
'a member' becomes 'leg' (member can mean a limb).
'can take' becomes 'a' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'an apprentice' becomes 'L' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'leg'+'a'+'l'='LEGAL'

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(Other definitions for legal that I've seen before include "right" , "Constitutional" , "Permissible" , "In accordance with law" , "Street - (1978 Dylan album)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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